Inside the Box

Well, IT has happened. IT, the new adaptation of the incredibly popular Stephen King epic novel, is a bona fide box office phenomenon, breaking box office record after record. The story of a small town in Maine (where else?), whose children are besieged by an evil shape-shifting presence that generally manifests itself in the form of a clown named Pennywise, ... Read More »

In a summer loaded with superhero blockbusters and effects-heavy action extravaganzas, horror currently rules the theaters. The Conjuring 2, a follow-up to its extremely successful predecessor of 2013, led the North American box office with $40.3 million, ahead of all major prognosticators (though not the Gore 4, who always have faith in the supernatural). This is barely a million less than ... Read More »

It was a weekend in the film world that no one saw coming. Jurassic World exploded into theaters with the impact of the meteor which may have ended the Age of Dinosaurs. But, clearly, dinosaurs are alive and well on theater screens throughout the world. While the box office prognosticators were predicting an opening weekend in the low $100 millions ... Read More »